It develops itself in three specific forms which have been
called the "Three Logical Axioms." First, "A is A." Second, "A is not Not-A" Third, "Everything is either A
or Not-A."
Contradictional
(Con`tra*dic"tion*al) a. Contradictory; inconsistent; opposing. [R.] Milton.
Contradictious
(Con`tra*dic"tious) a.
1. Filled with contradictions; inconsistent. [Obs.]
2. Inclined to contradict or cavil [Obs.] Sharp.
Con`tra*dic"tious*ness, n. Norris.
Contradictive
(Con`tra*dict"ive) a. Contradictory; inconsistent. Con`tra*dict"ive*ly, adv.
Contradictor
(Con`tra*dict"or) n. [L.] A contradicter.
Contradictorily
(Con`tra*dict"o*ri*ly) adv. In a contradictory manner. Sharp.
Contradictoriness
(Con"tra*dict`o*ri*ness), n. The quality of being contradictory; opposition; inconsistency.
J. Whitaker.
Contradictory
(Con`tra*dict"o*ry) a. [LL. contradictorius: cf. F. contradictoire.]
1. Affirming the contrary; implying a denial of what has been asserted; also, mutually contradicting; inconsistent.
"Contradictory assertions." South.
2. Opposing or opposed; repugnant.
Schemes . . . contradictory to common sense.
Addisn.
Contradictory
(Con`tra*dict"o*ry), n.; pl. Contradictories
1. A proposition or thing which denies or opposes another; contrariety.
It is common with princes to will contradictories.
Bacon.
2. pl. (Logic) propositions with the same terms, but opposed to each other both in quality and quantity.
Contradistinct
(Con`tra*dis*tinct") a. Distinguished by opposite qualities. J. Goodwin.
Contradistinction
(Con`tra*dis*tinc"tion) n. Distinction by contrast.
That there are such things as sins of infirmity in contradistinction to those of presumption is not to be
questioned.
South.
Contradistinctive
(Con`tra*dis*tinc"tive) a. having the quality of contradistinction; distinguishing by contrast.
Con`tra*dis*tinc"tive, n.
Contradistinguish
(Con`tra*dis*tin"guish) v. t. [imp. & p. p. Contradistinguished (#); p. pr. & vb. n.
Contradistinguishing.] To distinguish by a contrast of opposite qualities.
These are our complex ideas of soul and body, as contradistinguished.
Locke.